Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT)
2024-2025 MCT Co-Chairs: Claire Park and Milly Jiang
We have the amazing opportunity to bring back Missoula Children's Theatre this year with Pinocchio. Our student actors and actresses will be cast and prepare an entire theater production - all in one week from December 2-7, 2024 - with the help of two touring directors from MCT.
For Grades K-5.
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2024-2025 Production
pinocchio
Adapted by JIM CARON
Music and Lyrics by MICHAEL MCGILL and JIM CARON
Additional Music by DON COLLINS and CAROL WEBBER
Geppetto fashioned the puppet in the image of a small boy. Even as the lonely and kind woodcarver worked far into the night, old Geppetto was not aware that the wood under the chisel had come from the trunk of an enchanted tree. But the Blue Fairy was aware, as she watched from afar and gave to that puppet the gift of life. Thus, begins the Missoula Children's Theatre adaptation of one of the most beloved of all children’s stories–PINOCCHIO. Join our wooden-head as he dances with Geppetto’s charming toys, travels the road to Pleasure Isle with Candlewick and his Crew, and is swindled by the unsavory Fox and Cat. After escaping the clutches of the evil puppet master, Stromboli, Pinocchio finds himself in trouble once more–this time swallowed by a monstrous whale. Very scary stuff! As Geppetto and the friendly Urchins spin their magical tale, we learn with Pinocchio that there are no shortcuts on the road to becoming a real, live boy.
Info night
Missoula Children’s Theatre is hosting an Info Night on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, 5:30pm-6:00pm. The club co-chairs will share information about MCT and answer any questions.
Please join us! Both parents and students are welcome to attend!
Registration
11/6 UPDATE: Registration is sold out for all grades K-5. The waitlist is closing soon, so please join the waitlist asap if you would like to be notified if a spot opens up.
Registration Opens: November 4, 2024 at 8:30AM. Before registration opens, the link will show an error!
How to Register: Please register your children using the form below:
Please purchase/renew your PTA annual membership (2024-2025) before registration day. Otherwise, you cannot find the registration form on 11/4. To purchase membership and gain access to the form, please visit your PTA account.
Complete the form and payment. Your registration is confirmed only after payment is received.
IMPORTANT: To register, you must agree to all Missoula Children’s Theatre policies on the registration form. Read the policies now.
If you need financial assistance to pay the MCT registration fee, please choose the "pay by check" option when checking out, so your registration will not be delayed. Then, contact our counselor Ms. Geck (gecke@bsd405.org) to initiate the process.
General Information
Who: All Medina Elementary-enrolled students whose parents are Medina PTA members are welcome to participate (K-5). This year, we are opening MCT for kindergarten students, if they can attend all rehearsals, without disruption or need additional assistance from volunteers.
Where: Medina Elementary School
Dates: Monday, December 2, 2024 through Saturday, December 7, 2024
When: Weekdays after school until 7pm. All day/evening on Saturday. See Schedule of Events below. Participants must commit to all times that they are scheduled - exact times announced after roles are cast on Monday, December 2.
Cost: $200
Fees include: Missoula Children's Theatre residency fee, touring director's housing, A/V, piano accompaniment, room reservations, allergy-free snacks*, and general operating expenses.
*Due to the long rehearsal times directly after school, allergy-free snacks will be provided to the cast. We will ask for your permission to give snacks to your child in the registration form.
Note: MCT directors are fully vaccinated.
Schedule of events
Audition
Monday: Auditions for kindergarten through 5th grade.
All children will need to stay for the duration of the audition time. Once your child is cast, you will receive a detailed schedule of rehearsals based on your child's role.
Rehearsal
Please commit to the following rehearsal times. Actual rehearsal times will depend on your child's role.
Monday: Some roles may begin rehearsal directly following auditions until 7pm.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 2:45PM to 7pm.
Wednesday: 12:45pm to 5:00pm.
Performances
Saturday: 3:00pm and 5:00pm. Cast arrives at 2pm.
Policies
Updated: October 24, 2024
FEES: For a student to participate in any after-school club, there cannot be an outstanding balance on the family's PTA's account. Tuition and all outstanding fees must be paid in full by December 2nd, 2024. If you do not pay all fees by this deadline, your child will be withdrawn from MCT and a 5% tuition processing fee will be added to your account.
ELIGIBILITY: Our afterschool clubs (including Missoula Children's Theatre) are ONLY for CURRENT-ENROLLED Medina Elementary students with ACTIVE Medina PTA membership. You must be enrolled with Medina Elementary school at the time of attending the club and have a valid Medina PTA family or individual membership for the 2024-2025 school year. You agree that if your kid is not currently enrolled with Medina Elementary school OR you do not purchase PTA membership by December 2, 2024, your child will be withdrawn from Missoula Children's Theatre immediately with no refund.
PROCESSING FEE: Any student registration for an afterschool club that you cancel will incur a 5% processing fee. This includes cancelling a duplicate registration (e.g., when the parents sign up the same child twice for the same club) or cancelling one registration to sign up for a different Medina PTA club on the same day. The 5% fee applies for all transaction types (credit card, cash, or check).
REFUND: A 5% tuition processing fee will be charged on all refunds before the start of the program. After the program begins, there will be no refunds for any reason.
BEHAVIOR: Intentional violent behavior directed at another individual during the club (including another student, teacher, MCT director, parent, or volunteer) and resulting in physical harm is grounds for immediate removal from that club without refund. Medina PTA retains the discretion to remove this student from all other enrolled afterschool clubs/programs and prevent this student from registering for future afterschool programs in the same school year.
Parents and students are expected to behave respectfully to each other and the coaches/instructors:
- If the club chair determines that a student’s behavior is disruptive during the program/club, or the student is consistently disrespectful, a warning will be issued to the student and parent. After the warning, a second offense will result in removal of the student from the club with no refund, unless the club chair decides to issue a second warning. The chair my also require the parent to provide full-time adult supervision of the student for the duration of the club. The adult supervisor must be a PTA member and have a BSD background check. A third offense will result in removal of the student from the club program with no refund.
- If the club chair determines that a parent’s behavior is disruptive or consistently disrespectful, a warning will be issued to the parent. After the warning, a second offense will result in removal of that parent’s child from afterschool clubs with no refund.
- At the discretion of Medina PTA, any withdrawal due to disruptive or disrespectful behavior may also affect the family’s ability to register for future afterschool programs.
COMMITMENT: You agree to commit to the audition, rehearsal, and performance schedule you are given. Your child may be scheduled anytime after school from Monday, 12/2/2024 to Friday, 12/6/2024 until 7pm and all day/evening on Saturday, 12/7/2024. You will receive your schedule on Monday, 12/2/2024 after your child is cast into a role.
ABSENCES: You understand that you cannot have any planned absences or tardies. However, if an illness or other emergency prevents your child from attending, please email mct@medinapta.org as soon as possible.
Due to the short nature of the program, you understand that any unexcused absences may result in removal of your child from the program with no refund.
PUNCTUAL PICK UP: You agree to pick up your child promptly according to the audition/rehearsal/performance schedule you are given. If you wish to permit your child to sign him/herself out from MCT and walk/bike home, you must complete the Medina PTA Permission Slip for Self-Checkout of Afterschool Clubs 2024-2025 found on our website, and return it to our MCT Co-Chairs.
RECORDING: You understand that the two Saturday performances may be recorded, and you consent to your children being recorded. You also consent for the recordings to be shared with family and friends of MCT participants for viewing.
About MCT
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for nearly 50 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,100 communities this year with up to 44 teams of Tour Actor/Directors.
A tour team arrives in Medina with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play…except the cast. That's where our talented, young students come in.
All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales . . . a twist on the classic stories that you know and love. Past MCT productions at Medina include: Hercules! (2024), The Jungle Book (2023), Hansel and Gretel (2022), Peter and Wendy (2019) and Secret Garden (2018).
Learn more about MCT at their website.
Questions? Email mct@medinapta.org
